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Mining hardware helps scientists gain insight into silicon nanoparticles

03/02/2018  Researchers first developed a three-dimensional dynamic model of an interaction between light and nanoparticles.

Practical spin wave transistor one step closer

03/02/2018  University of Groningen physicists have managed to alter the flow of spin waves through a magnet, using only an electrical current.

Experimentally demonstrated a toffoli gate in a semiconductor three-qubit system

02/28/2018  A new progress in the scaling of semiconductor quantum dot based qubit has been achieved at Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information & Quantum Physics of USTC.

Phase-transition cubic gallium nitride doubles ultraviolet emission efficiency

02/20/2018  Novel photonics materials are becoming pivotal for energy conversion, communications, and sensing, largely because there is a global desire to enhance energy efficiency, and reduce electricity consumption.

Precision experiments reveal gaps in van der Waals theory

02/16/2018  Experiments reveal the inadequacies of theory for modelling two-dimensional (2-D) van der Waals materials.

Engineers develop smart material that changes stiffness when twisted or bent

02/15/2018  A new smart and responsive material can stiffen up like a worked-out muscle, say the Iowa State University engineers who developed it.

Graphene on toast, anyone?

02/13/2018  Rice University scientists create patterned graphene onto food, paper, cloth, cardboard.

Scientists observe nanowires as they grow

02/08/2018  X-ray experiments reveal exact details of self-catalyzed growth for the first time.

Entegris' strong fourth-quarter caps record year

02/07/2018  Entegris, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ENTG), a developer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials solutions for the microelectronics industry, today reported its financial results for the Company’s fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

UA researchers observe electrons zipping around in crystals

02/02/2018  Scientists have tracked electrons moving through exotic materials that may make up the next generation of computing hardware.

Custom Silicon veteran joins SiFive executive team

01/30/2018  SiFive, a provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, today announced Shafy Eltoukhy as vice president of operations. Eltoukhy, a veteran of Microsemi and Intel, will lead SiFive's DesignShare activities and ensure the smooth rollout of new Core IP, SoCs and services.

Shape-shifting organic crystals use memory to improve plastic electronics

01/26/2018  Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in organic crystals used in plastic electronics. Shape-shifting structural materials are made with metal alloys, but the new generation of economical printable plastic electronics is poised to benefit from this phenomenon, too. Shape-memory materials science and plastic electronics technology, when merged, could open the door to advancements in low-power electronics, medical electronics devices and multifunctional shape-memory materials.

Turbulent times ahead for trade

01/25/2018  International trade is one of the best tools to spur growth and create high-skill and high-paying jobs. Over 40 million American jobs rely on trade, and this is particularly true in the semiconductor supply chain. Over the past three decades, the semiconductor industry has averaged nearly double-digit growth rates in revenue and, by 2030, the semiconductor supply chain is forecast to reach $1 trillion.

Entegris acquires Particle Sizing Systems, LLC

01/22/2018  Technology enables customers to perform particle size analysis in real time.

Value of semiconductor industry M&A deals slows dramatically in 2017

01/18/2018  Numerous smaller deals were made but "megadeals" were scarce last year.

X-rays reveal 'handedness' in swirling electric vortices

01/18/2018  Scientists at Berkeley Lab study exotic material's properties, which could make possible a new form of data storage.

Nanostructured gate dielectric boosts stability of organic thin-film transistors

01/16/2018  A nanostructured gate dielectric may have addressed the most significant obstacle to expanding the use of organic semiconductors for thin-film transistors.

Researchers propose new gas-solid reaction for high-speed perovskite photodetector

01/16/2018  The gas-solid reaction method provides a full coverage of the perovskite film and avoids the damage from the organic solvent, which is beneficial for the light capture and electrons transportation, resulting in a faster response time and stability for the perovskite photodetector.

Advancing the path to organic electronics beyond cell phone screens

01/12/2018  A discovery by an international team of researchers from Princeton University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Humboldt University in Berlin points the way to more widespread use of an advanced technology generally known as organic electronics.

Extremely bright and fast light emission

01/11/2018  An international team of researchers from ETH Zurich, IBM Research Zurich, Empa and four American research institutions have found the explanation for why a class of nanocrystals that has been intensively studied in recent years shines in such incredibly bright colours.




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Environment, Safety & Health

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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.

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As the industry moves to 10nm and 7nm nodes, advances in wafer processing – etch, deposition, planarization, implant, cleaning, annealing, epitaxy among others – will be required. Manufacturers are looking for new solutions for sustained strain engineering, FinFETs, FDSOI and multi-gate technologies, 3D NAND, and high mobility transistors.

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